The Story of Film: An Odyssey(2011)
Overview
A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.
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15 episodes • 2011Avg: 8.2Golden Era
Series 1
15 episodes • 2011Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birth of the Cinema | Sep 3, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 2 | The Hollywood Dream | Sep 10, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 3 | The Golden Age of World Cinema | Sep 17, 2011 | 8.7 |
| 4 | The Arrival of Sound | Sep 24, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Post-War Cinema | Oct 1, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Sex & Melodrama | Oct 8, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 7 | European New Wave | Oct 15, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 8 | New Directors, New Form | Oct 22, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 9 | American Cinema of the 70s | Oct 29, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 10 | Movies to Change the World | Nov 5, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 11 | The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream | Nov 12, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Fight the Power: Protest in Film | Nov 19, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 13 | New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America | Nov 26, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 14 | New American Independents & The Digital Revolution | Dec 3, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 15 | Cinema Today and the Future | Dec 10, 2011 | 8.3 |
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